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The Falkland Islands are back in the news just in time for the 30th anniversary of the Falkland Islands War, with grumblings of further dispute between Argentina and the UK threatening the Islands’ vital tourism industry.

Given that gold, U.S. bonds and the U.S. dollar remain safe havens during times of uncertainty, they cannot be ignored.

Despite overall growth in the country's economy, poverty in Nigeria is on the rise.

The Malkin family, owner of the Empire State Building and other properties in New York and Connecticut, has filed for an initial public offering that will allow the public to own a piece of the storied Art Deco landmark.

Scandal-hit Olympus Corp on Monday forecast a $410 million full-year loss due largely to its ailing camera operations, but strength in its endoscope business suggested its core division would emerge from the debacle unscathed and its president said it might try to go it alone without seeking outside capital.

Canada's Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold producer, plans to sell its 20 percent stake in Russia's Highland Gold, pulling out of one of the world's most promising - but also toughest - gold frontiers.

Shares of Apple, the world’s most valuable technology company, hit the $500 mark Monday valuing the company at $462 billion. It remains the world's most valuable company.

The State Bank of India (SBI), the country's biggest lender, reported an unexpected rise in bad loans for the third quarter, taking the shine off healthy growth in loan demand and interest income that helped it post a 15 percent rise in net profit.

With the rising economy of China ensuring its steady march toward superpower position, the country has rolled out special programs to attract foreign elites which could make it the land of opportunities for skilled immigrants rivaling the U.S.

China has instructed its banks to embark on a huge roll-over of loans to local governments, the Financial Times reported, aiming to give itself more time to deal with a debt hangover from the global financial crisis.

China is half a world away from the 2,300-acre family farm in east-central Iowa where John Weber and his son plant corn and soybeans.

Turkmenistan votes on Sunday in a one-sided election certain to extend the rule of President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov over a Central Asian country holding 4 percent of global natural-gas reserves, which rights groups rank among the world's most repressive.

From what I have seen, North Asian media has given the sensational rumors scant coverage.

An increasingly violent insurgency by Islamist sect Boko Haram in Nigeria's economically stagnant north has begun pressuring the country's finances by forcing extra spending on security. It could be costing as much as 2 percent of the country's gross domestic product.

America Movil SAB, the Mexican telecommunications firm, plans to make capital expenditures of $8.5 billion to $9 billion in 2012 as part of its investment plan in networks and focus strategy on subscriber growth.

President Jacob Zuma squashed more than two years of talk on Friday about the nationalisation of South Africa's massive mining sector, saying state control or ownership of the mines in the world's biggest platinum producer could not work.

Overall demand for IT services will continue to grow in 2012 as productivity efficiencies from IT are now a well-accepted reality, according to a senior executive of a major IT service provider.

North Korea's Ryugyong hotel, described the worst building in the history of mankind, by Esquire magazine, is set to open partially for business this spring, 23 years behind the schedule, Yonhap news agency in Seoul reported.

The euro and Asian shares pulled back Friday as investors remained concerned about prospects of restructuring Greece's debt and global lenders demanded more steps even after it struck a long-awaited deal on fiscal reforms.

Oracle Corp agreed to buy Taleo Corp, a maker of Web-based software for recruiting employees, for about $1.9 billion, as technology giants battle for the top spot in the fast-growing cloud computing market.

San Francisco-based game studio Double Fine took to Kickstarter to fund its next adventure game project. So far, the crowdsourcing effort has raised more than $700,000 in less 24 hours.